Ian Simmons launched Kicking the Seat in 2009, one week after seeing Nora Ephron’s Julie & Julia. His wife proposed blogging as a healthier outlet for his anger than red-faced, twenty-minute tirades (Ian is no longer allowed to drive home from the movies).
The Kicking the Seat Podcast followed three years later and, despite its “undiscovered gem” status, Ian thoroughly enjoys hosting film critic discussions, creating themed shows, and interviewing such luminaries as Gaspar Noé, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy Seimetz, and Richard Dreyfuss.
Ian is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. He also has a family, a day job, and conflicted feelings about referring to himself in the third person.
That night, for the first time in years, the only sound in the house was the rhythmic, distant thrum of rain hitting a drum-tight seal. No drips. No buckets. Just the dry, quiet peace of a home finally held together by a single roll of rubber.
Miller adjusted his spectacles. "It’s a smart move, son. It’s tough, it’s waterproof, and it’ll outlast that piano of yours." buy rubber roofing
They hauled a heavy, black roll onto the counter. It felt dense and smelled of new tires and industrial resilience. Arthur paid, the weight of the material in his truck feeling like a promise kept. That night, for the first time in years,
By sunset, he was on the roof. The rubber rolled out smoothly, a dark shield against the elements. He glued the seams with the intensity of a surgeon, smoothing out bubbles as the first fat raindrops began to fall. Just the dry, quiet peace of a home
"I need to buy rubber roofing," Arthur blurted out as Miller appeared from behind a stack of lumber. "The roll kind. EPDM. Whatever stops the sky from coming into my living room."
The sky over Old Man Miller’s hardware store was the color of a bruised plum, heavy with the promise of a week-long deluge. Inside, Arthur paced the aisles. He didn't just need a roof; he needed a miracle. His porch leaked like a sieve, and his wife’s antique piano sat directly beneath the drip.